Shade holder



Dev" 4, 1928. 1,694,047

F. WENING SHADE HOLDER.

Filed June 1927 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 4, 1928. 1,694,047

F. WENING SHADE HOLDER Filed June 25, 1927 '2 Sheets-Sheet 2 iiZ-J Patented Dec. 4, 1928.

UNITED STATES rArs'r OFFICE.

FREDERICK WENING, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed June 25,

' This invention relates to improvements in Further objects of the invention are in.

part obvious and in part will. appear more in detail hereinafter.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved holder with a globe sup-v ported thereby,part of said holder being roken away and in section for clearness of illustration; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of. the holder, a part thereof being in section on the line 2-2,Fig. 1;.Fig'. 3 is a detail elevation thereof with a' portion in section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the actuating lever for one of the globe supporting devices of the holder; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 and illustrating a slightly modified holder; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the actuating lever.

used in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is an elevation of a 1 art of the skirt portion ofv the holder of igs. 5 and 6 and'showing the slot through which extends the actuating lever for one of the supporting devices of said holder; and Fig. 8 is a side elevation of said actuating lever. a

The shade or globe holder illustrated. in

the drawings includes a. canopy or bell shaped body member 1 provided at its top with'a shortcylindrical portion 2 having openings to receive the inwardly bent ends 3 of a substantially U-shaped supporting shade 9, said devices being circumferentially 1927. Serial No. 201,340.

spaced about the inner surface of the skirtportion 6 of said member and being adapted for resilient engagement with the neck portion lOof the globe or shade. Two of said supporting devices are identical, being in the form of resilient fingers 12'made'from metal strips; Each of said fingers includes a top portion 14, a depending body portion 15 and an inwardly and upwardly curved globe-engaging portion 16. The top portions of said fingers are adapted to be riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the bottom surface of the annular portion of the body member 1; the depending body portions of said fingers are adapted to engage the inner surface of the depending skirt portion 6 of said member; and the curved lower end portions of said. fingers are adapted to engage the outer surface of the correspondingly curved globe neck ortion 10, all as clearly shown in Fig.1. refer ably, and-as shown, the skirt portion 6 of member 1 extends below said fingers so as to conceal them.

The third globe supporting device of the body member 1 is arranged in opposed relation to the other two devices, to-wit, the resilient fingers 12, as best shown in Fig. Said thirddevice includes a supporting member 18 in the form of a resilient metal strip, arranged. circumferentially of the skirtportion 60f saidbody member and having one of its end portions riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the inner surface of said skirtportion. The free end portion 19 of said resilient metal strip isadaptedto normally lie alongside the'inner surface of the skirt portionfi, as indicated in dotted lines,

Fig 2, in which position it isfree of sup porting engagement with the neck portion ofthe globe or shade 9,.also indicated in dotted lines in said view.

The means for moving inwardly into globe-engaging position thetfree end portion 19 of member 18 comprises a lever eX- tending through a transverse slot. 21in the skirt portion 6 of the body member 1. Said leverineludes a head end portion 22 and an operating handle portion. 23 bent at an angle thereto slightly greater-than ninety degrees. The head-endportion of said lever is adapted ,to lie within the skirt portion 6 and to engage at all times the resilient supporting member 18, while the o crating handle portion of said lever is a apted to lie outside said skirt portion.- Preferably, and as shown, said handle portion is curved slightly I to conform to the curvature of the skirt portion 6, so that when said lever is in its full line position, Fig. 2, the handle portion thereof will closely hug the outer surface of said skirt portion, this being theposition of said handle portion when the holder is supporting a globe or shade.

When the resilient supporting member 18 and its operating lever-are in their dotted line positions, Fig. 2, the neck portion 10 1 of the shade or globe 9 may be readily inserted into and removed from the space .Within the skirt portion 6 of the body member 1 engagement and disengagement of the globe neck portion with the two resilient fingers 12 being easily and quickly efiected. If it is desired to support the globe or shade, after the insertion of its .neck portion within the skirt portion 6 and after engagement with the resilient fingers 12 i has been effected, the free end portion19 of the third supporting member 18 is moved by its. operating lever inwardly into engagementwith the globe neck portion. The globe or shade is therefore yieldingly but firmly supported at three circumferentially spaced points. To remove the globe or shade, it is only necessary to move the supporting member 18 and its 0 crating lever to their dotted line positions, efiected by simplyoperating the :lever, as

will be readily understood,

Due to the fact that the lever head end and "handle ortions are bent at an angle to each others ightly greater than ninety degrees, 0 the lever head end portion does not extend truly radially into the body member 1 as clearly indicated in Fig. 2. As a consequence, said lever end portion is not pushed outwardly by the resilient supporting mem her 18 when these interengaging parts are in their globe supporting positions shown in full lines in Fig. 2. If desired, the supporting member 18 may be provided in its free end portion 19 with one or more recesses 24 to receivethe end of the lever head end portion 22 when in their globe supporting positions.

It is to be noted that the lever head end portion 22 is wider than the leverhandle portion 23 and the slot 21 in the skirt portion 6. As a consequence, the lever is prevented from escaping outwardly through said slot, and its escape inwardly is prevented by member 18.

5 to 8 inclusive, the resilient supporting member 18 isdis ensed with, and the head end portion 30 o a lever is used to directly ig. 2, suchmovement being actuating the gated resilient member, said lever being ful- In the modified holder illustrated in Figs.

portion 32 and is in most respects identical 7 with the lever used. to operate the supporting member 18 of the holder illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. The chief distinction is that the lever handle portion 32 is made substantially as wide as the lever head end portion 30, both portions being ofgreater width I provided at its upper and lower ends with lateral extensions 37, which receive the side parts 38 ofthe lever head end portion when said parts are bent laterally, as shown in full lines Fig. 8. After the lever head end portion hasbeen passed inwardlythrough slot 35, the side parts 38 of said lever portion are bent back to their dotted line position, Fig. 8, which effectively confinesvthe lever in proper position in the skirtslot 35. .The use ofthe supporting member 18 of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive enables a greaterarea of the globe neck portion 10 to be engaged, as will be readily understood and as indicated in Fig. 2, but the lever head end portion 30 of Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive engages a sufiicient amount of the globe neck to provide and insure a firm support of the globe,

What I claim is: 1. A globe or shadeholder, comprising'a housing hanger member having a cylindrical skirt portion at its lower end, a pair of circumferentially spaced resilient fingers secured to the inner surface of said skirt portion for supporting engagement with a globe or shade neck, an elongated globe engaging member of resilient form arranged in opposed relation to said globe engaging fingers, said elongated member extending circumferentially of said skirt portion and having one of its end portions secured'to the inner surface thereof and its other end portion free for radial movement into and out of globe engagin position, and a lever for Free end portion of said eloncrumed in an opening in said skirt portion and having an arm inside the hanger member for slidable engagement with the free end portion of said elongatedmcmber, said lever also havin an arm outside of said hanger member or manual operation, said inner and outer lever arms extending at substantially right angles to'each other with the outer arm curved to conform to the curvature of the skirt portion of the hanger member, whereby when the inner arm is holding thefree end portion of the elongated resilient member inwardly in globe engaging position, the outer lever arm hugs or lies closely alongside the outer surface of the hanger member skirt portion in an inconspicuous manner.

2. A' device as set forth in claim 1 wherein 5 the free end portion of the elongated resilient member is provided with a transverse depression to receive the inner edge of the inner lever arm when said arm is holding said free end portion inwardly in globe en-. gaging position. 10

In testimony whereof I hereby affix my signature.

FREDERICK WENING. 

